Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina
Holly Hill, SC·RSSD 282226·FDIC 1660·bank:282226·Risk-based ratios where reported
- #28 of 44Total assets in South Carolina
- 8offices
- 69employees
- Top 1%Cost of deposits vs. peers
- Top 1%Lowest cost of deposits in the U.S.
- #6 of 41Efficiency in South Carolina
Performance over time
23 available quarters · Gaps indicate missing data · Reported period-end total assets; consolidated for FFIEC 031.
Inside the balance sheet
FDIC reported categories · Shares of reported gross loans. Missing components are not treated as zero.
What stands out at Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina
2 of 24 FORFI signals stand out against 1437 similar banks, based on FDIC data for the quarter.
Deposit costs among the lowest of similar banksStrength: Funding 2nd quarter0.29%peers 1.80%-150 bps
Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's cost of all deposits was 0.29%, compared with a median of 1.80% among 1432 similar banks: lower than 99% of them.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of all deposits | ||
| 0.29% | 1.80% | -150 bps |
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 1437 banks with $300 million to $1 billion in assets that filed FDIC data for the same quarter. Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Net interest margin narrowing while the peer median widensWorth a look: Earnings3.86%peers 3.99%-13 bps
Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's net interest margin fell 36 bps over the past year to 3.86%. Among 1433 similar banks, the median rose 23 bps.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Net interest margin | ||
| 3.86% | 3.99% | -13 bps |
| 12-month change | ||
| -36 bps | +23 bps | -59 bps |
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 1437 banks with $300 million to $1 billion in assets that filed FDIC data for the same quarter. Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Where Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina differs most from peers
Loan-to-deposit ratio among the lowest of similar banksContext: Liquidity35.0%peers 83.1%-48.1 pp
Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's loans as a share of deposits was 35.0%, compared with a median of 83.1% among 1435 similar banks: lower than 98% of them.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Loans as a share of deposits | ||
| 35.0% | 83.1% | -48.1 pp |
Not a flagged change: this is where the institution sits furthest from similar institutions this quarter. Peers: 1437 banks with $300 million to $1 billion in assets that filed FDIC data for the same quarter. Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Key facts
- Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina is a bank headquartered in Holly Hill, South Carolina. It reported $414 million in total assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- Deposits totaled $351 million, down 1.3% from a year earlier, and loans totaled $123 million, down 1.2%.
- Its net interest margin was 3.86% and its annualized return on assets was 1.54% for the quarter.
- Its cost of all deposits was 0.29%, compared with a median of 1.80% among 1432 similar banks with $300 million to $1 billion in assets.
Scorecard against peers
Capitalization
Liquidity & funding
Margin & yield
Income & expense
Asset quality
Charge-offs & allowance
Arrows show whether the value sits above or below the peer median. Colour shows whether that side is favourable for the measure: green favourable, red unfavourable, grey where neither side is (for example, a lower loan-to-core-deposit ratio is favourable, so a negative gap is green). Peer medians cover the same source, form, period, institution type and asset band, and count this institution in its own cohort. The peer line on every chart reads the same cohort. Regulatory definitions differ from FORFI quarterly estimates.
Watch items
Screening prompts computed from this filing only. Thresholds follow common review conventions and interagency concentration references; they are not supervisory ratings or predictions.
Public filings show what changed. Internal data shows why.
With Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's own data, FORFI would look at: Which depositors and relationships drive the change in funding, and what to offer them next.
Analysis workspaces
Sources and identifiers
- Institution
- Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina · Bank
- Federal Reserve RSSD
- 282226
- FDIC certificate
- 1660
- Reporting period
- Peer group
- 1437 banks with $300 million to $1 billion in assets that filed FDIC data for the same quarter. Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina itself is left out of every peer median and percentile.
Figures are FORFI calculations from public regulatory filings, shown as reported. Signals are descriptive screening rules, not supervisory ratings, credit opinions or forecasts. Methodology
Income & calculation basis
FDIC · 2026-04-01 through 2026-06-30 · Annualization factor 4.010989 applies to ROA and margin only.
| Measure | FORFI calculation | FDIC published reference |
|---|---|---|
| $1.71M | — | |
| $4.34M | — | |
| $281K | — | |
| $4.06M | — | |
| $534K | — | |
| $2.42M | — | |
| $0 | — | |
| -$6K | — | |
| 1.54% | 1.53%ROAQ · Quarter | |
| 3.86% | 3.85%NIMYQ · Quarter | |
| 52.69% | 52.69%EEFFQR · adjusted · Quarter |
Credit-quality reconciliation · Source components agree. NALNLS (nonaccrual) + P9LNLS (90+ days accruing) = NCLNLS (noncurrent).
How to interpret differences
Flows cover the selected income window. Balance-sheet amounts, members and staffing are as of the filing date.
Published FDIC references use the regulator's own averaging, annualization and adjustments; the convention selector changes FORFI calculations only. Source-provided averages are used when available; endpoint fallbacks are labeled estimates.
Missing inputs remain unavailable. Credit-union margins use average assets and are not comparable with bank margins over earning assets.
AFS + HTM securities exclude deposits at other institutions. Broader investment totals may overlap cash; do not add them to cash without reconciling components.
Regulatory source definitionsFiling imported 2026-09-25T00:32:31.073937+00:00. Separate reference provenance is included in the export.